Better boards and bricolage: Boot campers head home with plenty to think about
Capacity Canada’s 7th annual Manulife Board Governance BootCamp wrapped up Nov. 21. Now the homework begins. “How do we move strategically to manage risk, and at the same time, create the opportunities to move forward?” Santiago Grande said, echoing a challenge raised a few times over the BootCamp’s two days: charitable non-profits need to innovate, […]
Health centre earns first Manulife governance award
An organization that contributes to the well-being of an urban neighbourhood is the first winner of the Manulife Governance Excellence Award. The award, accompanied by a $5,000 cheque, went to the Kitchener Downtown Community Health Centre at a reception Thursday (Nov. 19) in Waterloo. Among other changes, the centre’s board moved from an executive committee […]
For-profit and non-profit kinship: Innovate or fade away
Stand up, non-profits and give yourselves a shake. Same old, same old, just doesn’t cut it anymore. Take it from somebody who has participated on more than a few boards in both the charitable and for-profit sectors. “All organizations, including non-profits, can benefit from constant innovation,” Carol Leaman said Thursday (Nov. 19) as Capacity Canada launched […]
Fort McMurray initiative earns award for strengthening social-profit sector
Social Prosperity Wood Buffalo (SPWB), a project based in Fort McMurray that has ties to Waterloo Region, Ont., received top honours from Suncor Energy last week. SPWB is a brand or catalyst driving excellence in Fort McMurray’s social-profit sector. It was one of the recipients of the President’s Operational Excellence Awards, which recognize Suncor teams, […]
There’s an app with that, and other stories from Fort McMurray
Apps, amalgamation and the difference between awesome leadership and awkward leadership: All were on the agenda Saturday (Nov.7) as FuseSocial and Capacity Canada wrapped up a two-day Board Governance Boot Camp in Fort McMurray, Alberta. “I think as a next step for FuseSocial we need to engage more social-profit organizations around building their board-governance skills,’’ said […]
There’s more to board governance than a whim and a prayer
Alexis Foster left the building on a mission. “There are definitely some things I’ve learned already,’’ she said Friday (Nov. 6) after attending the first of two, day-long sessions on board governance. “I’m going to grab my laptop to send off my board agenda and my minutes for my meeting.” There are two reasons why […]
Fort McMurray event marks milestone for Capacity Canada
Capacity Canada has taken its boot-camp training model out of Ontario for the first time. It has partnered with FuseSocial, a local agency in Fort McMurray, Alta., to host a board governance boot camp today (Nov. 6) and tomorrow for leaders of the city’s charitable non-profits. The event is sponsored by the Suncor Energy Foundation. […]
CreateAthon 2015 Waterloo-Wellington: Better non-profits, by design
At the end of the presentation, Lynne Griffiths-Fulton did what people often do when they are struck by good, surprising events. She teared up. “I’m pretty overwhelmed by the amount of work they’ve done,’’ said Griffiths-Fulton, program manager at Reception House Waterloo Region. “I think we sent them a pretty daunting task, given that we […]
Year of Code program gets $50,000 boost from Libro fund
There weren’t a lot of women in tech 30 years ago when Marty McFly roared through time in a souped-up DeLorean. Things have changed for the better in that regard; but there is still plenty of room for improvement. So Stephanie Rozek was all smiles Oct. 21 — Back to the Future Day — as […]
Some pain, big gain: Ontario Trillium Foundation execs share thoughts on evaluation
As a word, evaluation has all the warmth of a driving test. It carries an air of pressure and judgment. But maybe we’re the ones doing the misjudging. Evaluation in the charitable not-for-profit sector has a lot potential for leading change. The Ontario Trillium Foundation certainly thinks so. In the Foundation’s new Investment Strategy, rolled […]
